Monthly Archives: February 2011

It’s sports week here at the JMD blog in honor of the calendar turning to March and the huge schedule of events that occurs beginning that month. Usually, there is no particular order in my ramblings, but, as a special this week only, I’ll start with the bad and end with the good. If you’re… Read more »

As a word lover, I’m always interested how new words get added to the lexicon or how a word suddenly “catches fire” and ends up being used (and overused) by everyone. Driven either by popular entertainment or cultural blending, the words or phrases become almost a self-parody by the people ultimately using them. Examples of… Read more »

As President’s Day weekend passes (and I’m sure all of you put on powdered wigs or top hats all weekend), so also passes an annual festival down in a snappy area of South Florida known as the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. For many years, I would try to gather a gaggle of people and head… Read more »

I’m a marked man. No, I’ve not done anything important enough to warrant a contract out on me. I’ve not run over any pets, jinxed any sports teams or otherwise engaged the wrath of townsfolk to light fires under a straw effigy of me. In fact, as I’ve represented myself fairly consistently through this blog,… Read more »

…I’m quick. Many times (especially in “Corporate America”), I have been “accused” of being smart. The statement is usually something like this: “Jeff, you’re smart” or “You’re smart, Jeff”. Leaves very little ambiguity, huh? I have always vigorously denied the statement. It’s not false modesty or humility. It’s acute self-awareness. There are plenty of things… Read more »

One of the more bemusing conventions of modern society is the tendency to arrange many social engagements around food. I think I’ve got it figured out (not that it’s that difficult). I mean, we don’t have to see family, friends and co-workers (well, maybe them, but only for a little bit), but we do have… Read more »

If it’s February in Florida it must mean it’s nearing time for Baseball’s Grapefruit League, otherwise known as spring training to start. I love baseball. It’s my favorite sport to play, even if it’s the toughest outdoor sport to have a “pick-up” game. You can get by with two for tennis or basketball and you… Read more »

I was about halfway through a long blog on memory when I stopped to reread it and discovered it was utterly boring. This creates quite a problem, since I can’t think of anything interesting to fill the space here today and yet I have committed to daily blogs. That leads to the question of whether… Read more »

It’s Valentine’s Day and I have decided to recount to all of you how I honored my Mom every year after her passing. A few loyal readers of my old blog may have heard this tale before, but I hope to add a few new bits to the dialog. As stated earlier (in the post… Read more »

Just returned from witnessing my friend’s first child being born and I have to say it is the most amazing thing I have ever had the honor to see. If anything merits a “bonus blog” over the weekend, surely a few words about this does. That was the first time I have been in the delivery room… Read more »